berth
noun · verbA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(nautical) Chiefly in wide berth: a sufficient space in the water for a ship or other vessel to lie at anchor or manoeuvre without getting in the way of other vessels, or colliding into rocks or the shore.
- 2.
(broadly)An assigned place for a person in (chiefly historical) a horse-drawn coach or other means of transportation, or (military) in a barracks.
- 3.
(broadly)A bunk or other bed for sleeping on in a caravan, a train, etc.
- 4.
(broadly)A place for a vehicle on land to park.
- 5.
(figuratively)An appointment, job, or position, especially one regarded as comfortable or good.
- 6.
(figuratively)Chiefly in wide berth: a sufficient space for manoeuvring or safety.
- 7.
(figuratively, slang)A proper place for a thing.
- 8.
(figuratively)A position or seed in a tournament bracket.
- 9.
(figuratively)A position on a field of play.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To bring (a ship or other vessel) into a berth (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1.1); also, to provide a berth for (a vessel).
- 2.
(broadly, transitive)To assign (someone) a berth (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1.3 or etymology 1, noun sense 2.2) or place to sleep on a vessel, a train, etc.
- 3.
(figuratively, transitive)To provide (someone) with a berth (noun etymology 1, noun sense 3.1) or appointment, job, or position.
- 4.
(intransitive, reflexive)Of a vessel: to move into a berth.
- 5.
(broadly, intransitive)Of a person: to occupy a berth.
- 6.
(archaic, historical)(archaic or historical) Chiefly in shipbuilding: to construct (a ship or part of it) using wooden boards or planks; to board, to plank.
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ine-pro ang gmw-pro gem-pro ine-pro The noun is derived from Late Middle English birth ((nautical) bearing away or off, clearance, berth). Further etymology, but probably from beren (to carry (away), bear) + -th; if so, the English word is analysable as bear + -th, and is a birth.